FAQs

Important numbers

Quick FactsStatistics
Number of children and their families served in 2024677
Most common childhood cancerLeukaemia
Overall survival rates for childhood leukaemia88.8%
The largest age group of children newly-diagnosed with cancer0-4 years old
No. of children diagnosed with childhood cancer in 2024118
Average number of children diagnosed with cancer in Singapore each year (2021-2025)132

Funds

 Who decides how funds are used within CCF?

Ans: We have a Management Committee that decides on fund allocation for various programmes, projects and activities at the beginning of each calendar year.

Does CCF get government funding?

Ans: No, we raise our own funds. We have been supported by the Corporate Community, Civic Organisations, Schools and generous individuals who help raise funds for CCF.

We are registered as a member of the National Council Social Service and is also an Institution of Public Character (IPC). The IPC status enables us to provide tax deductible receipts for direct donations.

How are these funds raised?

Ans: About 60 – 70% of our annual fundraising target is from individuals, school and corporate organisations. The remaining is through our own fundraising activities.

What percentage of the direct charitable expenses is expended to our beneficiaries?

Ans: About 90% of the funds are expended directly to our beneficiaries in the form of Financial Assistance, Casework and Counselling, Therapeutic Play, Childhood Cancer Transplant Programme, Caregiver Support Programmes, Educational talks and workshops, Social and Recreational Programme, training and research amongst others.

Why does CCF need to keep reserves?

Ans: Reserves enable CCF to continue serving the families at the current level of intensity, uninterrupted. Our reserves policy of three times of operating expenses will allow us to help as many families as possible.

For more information on our financial statement, you may refer to our annual reports here.